Academic Calendar for Graduate Students

Summer Session I 2017
Summer Session II 2017
Fall Semester 2017
Spring Semester 2018

Summer Session I 2017

May 29	Registration, Classes Begin
May 31	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add a Class before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Refund if Dropping a Class. No Refund after This Date.
June 8	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
June 28-30	Classes End and Final Exams (exam given on last day of class)
July 4	Independence Day Observance - Holiday (Campus Closed)

Summer Session II 2017

July 3	Registration, Classes Begin
July 4	Independence Day Observance - Holiday (Campus Closed)
July 6	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add a Class before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Refund if Dropping a Class. No Refund after this Date.
July 17	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
August 2-4	Classes End and Final Exams (exam given on last day of class)

Fall Semester 2017

August 17	Fall Faculty Kickoff
August 18-20	New Student and Freshman Orientation
August 21	Registration and Drop/Add - All Students
August 21	Classes Begin (Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I)
August 25	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Classes for Day, Regular Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive Full Refund of Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU
August 31	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m.; No Refund After This Date
September 7	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated I & CAPS I Class with a Grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
October 5	Accelerated I Classes End
October 6	Midterm
October 8	CAPS I Classes End and Finals
October 9-10	Fall Break
October 11	Day and Evening Classes Resume
October 12	Final Exams, Accelerated I
October 14	Last Date to Withdraw with a Grade of “W” in Day and Regular Evening Classes before 5:00 p.m.
October 16	Accelerated II and CAPS II Begins
October 16-20	Advisement and Preregistration for Seniors and Juniors starts at 8:00 a.m.
October 20	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Full Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m. (Accelerated II and CAPS II only)
October 23-27	Advisement and Preregistration for Sophomores starts at 8:00 a.m.
October 26	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m. (Accelerated II and CAPS II only)
Oct. 30-Nov. 10	Advisement and Preregistration for Freshmen starts at 8:00 a.m.
November 2	Last Date to Withdraw from an Accelerated II and CAPS II Class with a Grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
November 3	Last Date to Apply for Spring Graduation
November 22	Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes
November 23-24	Thanksgiving Holiday - Campus Closed
November 27	Classes Resume
December 1	Day and Regular Evening Classes End (Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes Continue)
December 3	CAPS II Classes End and Finals
December 4	Accelerated II Classes End
December 4-8	Final Exams, Day and Regular Evening Classes
December 7	Final Exams, Accelerated II

Spring Semester 2018

January 8	Registration and Drop/Add
January 8	Classes Begin (Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I)
January 12	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Classes for Day, Evening, Accelerated I & CAPS I before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive Full Refund of Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU
January 15	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Campus Closed)
January 16	All Classes Resume
January 19	Last Date for 25% Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m.; No Refund After This Date
January 29	Last Date to Withdraw from Accelerated I & CAPS I Classes with a grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
February 25	CAPS I Classes End and Finals
February 26	Midterm
February 26	Accelerated I Classes End
March 1	Final Exams, Accelerated I
March 5-9	Spring Break
March 12	Classes Resume
March 12	Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes Begin
March 16	Last Date to Receive a Grade of “W” in Day and Regular Evening Classes before 5:00 p.m.
March 16	Last Date to Register or Drop/Add Accelerated II & CAPS II Classes before 5:00 p.m.; Last Date to Receive a Full Tuition Refund if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m. (Accelerated II only)
March 19-23	Advisement and Preregistration for Seniors and Juniors starts at 8:00 a.m.
March 22	Last Date for Refund of 25% Tuition if Withdrawing from CSU before 5:00 p.m. (Accelerated II only)
March 26-29	Advisement and Preregistration for Sophomores starts at 8:00 a.m.
March 29	Last Date to Withdraw from Accelerated II and CAPS II Class with a Grade of “W” before 5:00 p.m.
March 30	Good Friday, Holiday (Campus CLosed)
April 2	All Classes Resume
April 2- 13	Advisement and Preregistration for Freshman starts at 8:00 a.m.
April 6	Last Date to Apply for Summer and Fall Graduation
April 24	Day & Evening Classes End (Accelerated II & CAPS II continue)
April 26 - May 1	Final Exams; Day and Regular Evening Classes
April 29	CAPS II Classes End and Final Exams
April 30	Final Exams, Accelerated II
May 5	Commencement 10:00 a.m.